Ryan Blaney won Stage 1 at Talladega Superspeedway and held off Kevin Harvick in a wild finish to win the YellaWood 500 and lock in his spot in the Round Of 8.
The 29-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led eight of 188-scheduled laps and beat Kevin Harvick by 0.012 seconds to grab his second Cup Series victory of 2023 and transfer into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The 2018 Craftsman Truck Series champion from Grimes, Iowa, led 22 of 99 over-scheduled laps and regained the lead on the final lap amid an overtime shootout to notch his first Truck victory in three seasons and first driving for Front Row Motorsports.
The 21-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, will be spending the final off-weekend period from NASCAR Xfinity Series competition by competing in the upcoming Truck Series Playoff event for Rackley W.A.R.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, led three of 196 over-scheduled laps and dodged a final lap carnage amid late fuel concerns to claim his second triumph of the season and his first at 'Dega in 15 years.
The 30-year-old Burton from Halifax, Virginia, led 17 of 121 over-scheduled laps and survived an eventful competition to notch his second Xfinity Series career victory and first NASCAR win for Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport in Alabama.
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, executed a final lap pass on Blaney to become the first Playoff competitor to win in the 2022 Cup Playoffs.
Th 40-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, became the second Xfinity competitor to secure a spot into the penultimate Playoff round with his fourth victory of 2022.
